Allen & Gledhill designated as whitelisted partner for Business Adaptation Grant supporting local enterprises impacted by tariffs

27 November 2025

On 7 October 2025, Enterprise Singapore (“EnterpriseSG”) launched the new Business Adaptation Grant (“BizAdapt”). BizAdapt is an advisory and reconfiguration support grant that provides additional support for companies impacted by recent tariff measures to adapt their external-oriented operations and strengthen supply chain resilience.

BizAdapt will support up to 50% of eligible costs for local small and medium-sized enterprises (“SMEs”) and up to 30% for local non-SMEs. Capped at S$100,000 per company, the grant will be available for a two-year period until 6 October 2027, to help Singapore businesses navigate the new tariff environment.

Allen & Gledhill is pleased to be designated as a whitelisted partner for Activity 1 on free trade agreements (“FTAs”) and trade compliance, and Activity 2 on legal and contractual advisory under BizAdapt, which are discussed below.

Supported activities under BizAdapt

BizAdapt covers activities in four areas (“Activities”) and eligible companies can seek support from pre-approved partners for third-party advisory services (Activities 1, 2, and 3), and reconfiguration activities (Activity 4).

Third-party advisory services

To qualify for grant support under Activities 1, 2, and 3, companies must demonstrate that they export to or have operations in overseas markets and that they are impacted by tariffs. Companies which wish to receive support for Activities 1, 2, and 3 must engage one of the BizAdapt whitelisted partners.

The Annex to EnterpriseSG’s press release (“Annex”) sets out the following scope of BizAdapt’s support for companies in relation to third-party advisory costs for each of the Activities.

  • Activity 1 - FTAs and trade compliance
  1. In-depth assessment to identify opportunities available in FTAs.
  2. Trade compliance assessment.
  3. Customs compliance processes (including export controls and sanctions, and applications for Customs ruling).
  4. Setting up an internal system or standard operating procedure to ensure trade compliance and FTA documentation.
  • Activity 2 - Legal and contractual matters

Examples provided in the Annex include:

  1. Contracts-related work: Review and redraft contract clauses, identify risks in contractual obligations, and support cross-border renegotiations.
  2. Disputes-related work: Advise on and execute dispute resolution strategies such as mediation, arbitration, and other mechanisms, including cross-border disputes.
  • Activity 3 - Supply chain optimisation and market diversification

Examples provided in the Annex include:

  1. Impact assessment and diagnostics: Financial impact assessment of tariffs; financial modelling and risk assessment; ability to expand into new markets; and sector-specific market opportunities and challenges.
  2. Planning and implementation of supply chain optimisation or market diversification strategies: Development of risk response plans; development of supply chain diversification/market entry strategies for selected target markets; and identification of partners/clients in new markets.

Reconfiguration activities

To qualify for grant support for reconfiguration activities (Activity 4), companies must similarly export to or have operations in overseas markets, be impacted by tariffs, and operate local or overseas manufacturing facilities that require reconfiguration support.

Grant support for Activity 4 is specifically for costs relating to logistics and inventory holding.

The following additional requirements for reconfiguration support apply:

  • The company exports directly to the US from Singapore or from company-owned manufacturing facilities overseas (at least 51% owned); or
  • The company exports to an intermediary in a market that is impacted by the tariffs, which then exports to the US.

Companies may engage a vendor of their choice, where relevant. Companies are able to clarify their eligibility for reconfiguration support with the Singapore Business Federation’s Centre for the Future of Trade & Investment before submitting a grant application.

Reference materials

The following materials are available on the Enterprise Singapore website www.enterprisesg.gov.sg: